Bitternut
Definition & Meaning
Part of speech noun
Quick meaning: Bitternut is a noun meaning The bitternut hickory, Carya cordiformis, a common hickory tree native to the eastern United States and southeast Canada.
Meaning
The bitternut hickory, Carya cordiformis, a common hickory tree native to the eastern United States and southeast Canada.
More Meanings
- Its fruit, a bitter nut sometimes used as feed for livestock.
Word Forms
- bitternuts
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include hickory, mockernut, hognut, butternut, beaverwood, wingnut.
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